Survey Overview

Overview of Survey Responses

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Internship Rate

Usable Responses

3235

Overall Major Breakdown

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Insights

For this project, we will examine the correlation between internships and full-time placement. More specifically, we will answer the following questions:

  1. If a student has at least one internship, how much more likely are they to have a full-time job than if they did not have an internship?
  2. What if a student has two internships?
  3. Does having an internship mean your salary level will be higher in your full-time job?

From our team’s personal experience, we have found that there is immense pressure on students to secure at least one internship during their time at Miami. We are hoping our insights will shed more light on the subject using a data-centric approach.

Findings

On average, students that have at least 1 internship are 95% more likely to have a full-time job than if they did not have an internship.

On average, students that have at least 2 internships are 61% more likely to have a full-time job than if they did not have an internship.

For each year surveyed (2019, 2020, 2021), we found that post-graduate salary increases with the number of internships that a student has. This increase is small, but the relationship is linear and shows a positive relationship.

For each year surveyed, we found that Finance and Marketing majors hold the most number of internships. However, this could be skewed as a result of those being the 2 most popular majors in Farmer.

In 2020, the overall full-time placement rate drastically decreased from 2019 (99% placement to 67% placement). This is most likely due to the effects of Covid-19 on the economy and job market. Placement rate rose to 83% in 2021.

Although the placement rates were small, we found that it is possible to obtain a full-time job without having an internship. However, to boost your chances of placement, we recommend pursuing at least 1 internship prior to graduation.

2019 Findings

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2019 Responses

1096

Accepted Full-Time Offers from Students with at least One Internship

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Correlation between Salary and Number of Internships (Respondents that Accepted a Full-Time Offer)

Number of Internships by Major

2020 Findings

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2020 Responses

1068

Accepted Full-Time Offers from Students with at least One Internship

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Correlation between Salary and Number of Internships (Respondents that Accepted a Full-Time Offer)

Number of Internships by Major

2021 Findings

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2021 Responses

1071

Accepted Full-Time Offers from Students with at least One Internship

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Correlation between Salary and Number of Internships (Respondents that Accepted a Full-Time Offer)

Number of Internships by Major

Final Findings: Internship to Full-Time Placement Rate Over Time

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2019

2020

2021

Full-Time Placement Rate for Students with 0 Internships